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Helping people rebuild lives Helping people rebuild lives after brain injuryafter brain injury
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Your life can change instantly throughYour life can change instantly through Accident Assault Sickness
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Like a silent thief… Like a silent thief… head injury can head injury can
suddenly suddenly Steal your mental & motor
skills Take away your personality Rob you of your relationships
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Some factsSome facts Brain Injury is the biggest cause Brain Injury is the biggest cause
of death in younger peopleof death in younger people 16 to 29 year olds are 3 times 16 to 29 year olds are 3 times
more likely to sustain a brain more likely to sustain a brain injury…injury…
Road traffic accidents are the Road traffic accidents are the largest single cause of brain largest single cause of brain injuryinjury
Alcohol is recognised as a major Alcohol is recognised as a major factor in road crashesfactor in road crashes
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Phil was assaulted when he was 17 His assailants stabbed his head twice
He has had to relearn to speak he is blind in one eye and is partially deaf
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Survivors are the Survivors are the forgotten forgotten peoplepeople….….
once discharged once discharged from from hospitalhospital……
… …they are left to they are left to cope alonecope alone!!
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Matthew was in a serious car accident.
His family think you can see from his eyes that he's coming back to himself.
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We are here to We are here to HELPHELP
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Work Skills
Social Life
We help people to rebuild… Family
Relationships
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We provide Family Support
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We provide Training and Day Services
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We provide Psychological help and
assessment
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We provide Counselling
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We have Services in...We have Services in...
Dublin
Cork
Limerick
KerrySouth East
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We have a We have a National HelplineNational Helpline
1890 200 2781890 200 278
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information information and supportand support
www.headway.iewww.headway.ie